Instructor(s)
Prof. Sandy Alexandre
MIT Course Number
21L.501
As Taught In
Fall 2006
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Description
This course explores the metaphorical, historical, social, and psychological value of ghosts in the American novel. Using the theme of "haunting" as a flashpoint for class discussion and a thematic center for our readerly attention, this course examines the American novel in the context of the various histories which might be said to haunt fictional characters in the American novel, to haunt the American novel itself, and ultimately to haunt us: America's colonial past, its slave past, and other memorable and painful chapters in its past.
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